amendment
a change made to a law, rule or official document
An amendment corrects or improves a law, rule or document. India's Constitution has been changed through many amendments.
amendment meaning in Hindi
किसी क़ानून, नियम या आधिकारिक दस्तावेज़ में किया गया बदलाव; संशोधन
संशोधन किसी क़ानून, नियम या दस्तावेज़ को सुधारता या बेहतर बनाता है। भारत के संविधान में कई संशोधनों के ज़रिए बदलाव किए गए हैं।
Examples
- The society made an amendment to its rules so tenants could also vote.सोसाइटी ने अपने नियमों में संशोधन किया ताकि किरायेदार भी वोट दे सकें।
- Parliament passed an amendment to the Motor Vehicles Act to raise traffic fines.संसद ने ट्रैफ़िक जुर्माने बढ़ाने के लिए मोटर वाहन अधिनियम में संशोधन पारित किया।
Synonyms & antonyms
Memory trick
AMENDment MENDs a law: it fixes and improves it, like mending torn cloth.
💡 Did you know?
The Constitution (106th Amendment) Act, 2023 reserves one-third of seats in the Lok Sabha and state assemblies for women.
Word origin
From Old French amender, from Latin emendare, 'to free from faults'. An amendment removes faults or improves something.
Other meanings
noun A formal change made to a contract, law or document after it was first agreed.
amendment meaning in other languages
| Hindi · हिन्दी | किसी क़ानून, नियम या आधिकारिक दस्तावेज़ में किया गया बदलाव; संशोधन |
| Arabic · العربية | تغيير يُجرى على قانون أو قاعدة أو وثيقة رسمية؛ تعديل |
| French · Français | changement apporté à une loi, un règlement ou un document officiel ; amendement |
| Indonesian · Bahasa Indonesia | perubahan yang dibuat pada undang-undang, aturan, atau dokumen resmi; amendemen |
| Chinese · 中文 | 对法律、规则或正式文件所做的修改；修正案，修订 |
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